The new Chinese empire : and what it means for the united states / by Ross Terrill - Terrill, Ross (New York, N. Y. : Basic Books, 2003)
1. The Problem of China -- 2. How the Chinese imperial state was formed -- 3. We Are the world : a mentality both defensive and superior -- 4. 'The king is dead: long live the king' : the post-dynastic quest for a new political order -- 5. Red emperor -- 6. Your mother is still your mother -- 7. Beijing juggles the legacy of empire -- 8. Maritime empire -- 9. Steppe empire -- 10. Foreign policy : Imperial goals and modes -- 11. Foreign policy : half-empire and half-modern nation -- 12. Autocracy's last legs?
Keywords: China -- History -- 1976-